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Lake Stevens council votes to honor incorrect gambling-tax forms, refund affected businesses
Summary
The City Council agreed to hold businesses to the amounts shown on an incorrect gambling-tax form, will refund any payments made under the erroneous higher calculation, and directed staff to return with related requests April 8.
The Lake Stevens City Council voted March 25 to hold businesses to the gambling-tax amounts reflected on the quarterly forms they were sent, after staff acknowledged the city had been distributing a form with incorrect pull-tab and punch-board rates.
The action follows a department report from Barb (Finance staff) that letters were sent to nine businesses notifying them of an internal review and of amounts owed related to the form error. Barb said two businesses have paid the amounts requested, two have contacted the city, and one has submitted a formal…
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